The Story of Old Nantucket A Brief History of the Island by William F. Macy 1983 Houghton Mifflin Publishing History book gifts
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This is a very good hardcover. 1983 Houghton Mifflin Publishing. This copy is very good inside and out. The pages are actually still crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Blue hardcover boards are very good with light shelf wear that includes some fading along the spine, see photo. Hardcover boards feature title in black lettering along front with anchor design. Smaller hardcover, 12mo book size or 4.75" x 7" with 190 pages including index.
The Story of Old Nantucket by William F. Macy is subtitled A Brief History of the Island and Its People from its Discovery down to Present Day. This copy is the second edition, revised and enlarged with illustrations. Originally published in 1928, this is the 1983 reprint. It is an extensive collective history of Nantucket. It features an illustrated frontispiece, illustrated map of Nantucket front two pages, and seven additional illustrations. Chapters include; Early History and Discovery, The Settlement and The Settlers, Whaling and Quakerism, The World War and Since and more.
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